Helmut Head?
Winter has finally arrived in Southern Ontario, and with it has come some prime tobogganing. This is the next topic for our version of he said, she said. There has been some debate lately that kids should be made to wear helmuts when they go tobogganing. There have been a few accidents lately where children have run into trees or buildings and have come away with concussions. It has gotten to the point where the government wants to make it a law.
He Said... This is just a ridiculous law in my opinion. Let children be children. It is up to the parents to instill some common sense into their children. When tobogganing, don't aim for the trees, aim away from the trees. This is common sense. I agree that children riding their bikes in the streets should be made to wear a helmut. There are too many factors that they cannot control. There are some absolutely insane people out there that should not be driving, and it is for this reason that kids should wear helmuts. When on a tobogan hill, you have much more control over where you go down the hill. When I was younger, we stayed away from the trees and buildings, common sense. Children will fall down, they will get hurt...but as long as they use some common sense, they will come out alright.
She Said...Children these days don't have common sense. And when they don't have common sense it's probably because their parents don't either. Now I think that making it a law to wear a helmut is a little extreme, but there is some method in the madness. There are many things that we were allowed to do as kids that you cannot to now, including riding in the "way back" of a car without a seat belt. Times change and sometimes we have to change how we think. I know I am getting old when I see kids these days and I think "there is no way we were like that". But I really think that kids these days are getting more out of control and they have little common sense. Younger kids are not able to control what direction they are going in and may not know enough to bail off the sled before they hit the concrete wall. Parents do not spend enough time watching them to help prevent these kinds of things and make sure they sled on safe hills. Now I don't know about making it a law to wear a helmut while on a toboggan but there needs to be something to encourage more common sense for kids (and parents) that just don't have it.
He Said... This is just a ridiculous law in my opinion. Let children be children. It is up to the parents to instill some common sense into their children. When tobogganing, don't aim for the trees, aim away from the trees. This is common sense. I agree that children riding their bikes in the streets should be made to wear a helmut. There are too many factors that they cannot control. There are some absolutely insane people out there that should not be driving, and it is for this reason that kids should wear helmuts. When on a tobogan hill, you have much more control over where you go down the hill. When I was younger, we stayed away from the trees and buildings, common sense. Children will fall down, they will get hurt...but as long as they use some common sense, they will come out alright.
She Said...Children these days don't have common sense. And when they don't have common sense it's probably because their parents don't either. Now I think that making it a law to wear a helmut is a little extreme, but there is some method in the madness. There are many things that we were allowed to do as kids that you cannot to now, including riding in the "way back" of a car without a seat belt. Times change and sometimes we have to change how we think. I know I am getting old when I see kids these days and I think "there is no way we were like that". But I really think that kids these days are getting more out of control and they have little common sense. Younger kids are not able to control what direction they are going in and may not know enough to bail off the sled before they hit the concrete wall. Parents do not spend enough time watching them to help prevent these kinds of things and make sure they sled on safe hills. Now I don't know about making it a law to wear a helmut while on a toboggan but there needs to be something to encourage more common sense for kids (and parents) that just don't have it.
posted by Scott and Steph @ 6:21 PM
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3 Comments:
I agree that kids should be kids and again it's up to the parents to find a safe spot for them to go down hill. (no trees or other harmful objects). By the way, it's spelled helmet!!!
Heather
First of all, points to Heather for 'helmet'. I have never spelled it before and 'helmut' looked okay to me! Second of all, I agree with both of you. Kids (except all the ones I'm related to) are dumb. Parents (except all the ones I'm related to) are dumb. When I was a kid, we used to go downhill at full speed on a thin sheet of plastic aptly called a 'Crazy Carpet'. These days, I'm sure those would be sold with full body padding!
Kids should be kids but I must say one of the reasons why things have changed so much is that when we were kids most of our moms stayed home full-time or part-time. Parents don't spend enough time with their kids cause the work force is so demanding and everything is sooo expensive. It's crazy.
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